Woodstock residents will have a new company picking up their garbage this summer after the city council voted to replace its longtime waste hauler.
A New Deal
The Woodstock City Council approved a contract with Red Oak Sanitation last month to handle residential trash and recycling collection for about 12,076 households across the city. Red Oak, a Georgia-based company with more than two decades of municipal waste experience, takes over July 1.
The council approved the deal April 13 after reviewing competing proposals from multiple vendors.
Out With the Old
The switch ends the city’s relationship with Waste Management, which had drawn complaints from residents over rising prices and declining service quality.
Mayor Michael Caldwell said the city was looking for something better…